Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/tëmpël

This Proto-Samic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Samic

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Etymology

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Probably related to Finnish Simpele. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

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*tëmpël

  1. stream pool, calm and deep section in a flowing body of water

Declension

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This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

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  • Western Samic:
    • Northern Sami: dappal
  • ? Finnish: Simpele (through Middle Proto-Finnic?)
  • Finnish: Tampere, Tammerkoski

References

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